| $$ \begin{aligned}\frac{2x+3}{4}-\frac{2x-1}{2}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}\frac{-2x+5}{4}\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Subtract $ \dfrac{2x-1}{2} $ from $ \dfrac{2x+3}{4} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ -2x+5 } }{ 4 }$. To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator. |